Child&#39;s cart.



C. J. JACOBSEN.

CHILDS CART.

APFLICATWN FILED IAN-2. 1-915 Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I Attorneys Witnesses COLUMBIA PMNDGRAPH Hi- WASHINGTON,mc.

C. .l. JACOBSEN.

CHILD'S CART.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-2. 1915.

Patented Oct. 5,1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Inventor Witneses Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANduRAPHCO..WASHINM'0N,D. c.

near V a can: J. JACOBSEN, or DE BEBE, Wisconsin.

oIiILns case. 7 j

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL J. JAooBsEN,acitizen of the United States, residing at De Pere, in the county. ofBrown and State of ii isconsin, have invented a new and use ful ChildsCart, of. whichthe following 1s a specification.

The present invention appertains to a childs cart or carriage, and aimsto. provide a vehicle of that character'embodying novel means foraccommodating a child or children at different seated posltions thereon.

It is the object .of this invention to provide a structure of thecharacterindicated, the body. or frame of whichcarries a pair of seats,each having a back and footrest associated therewith, and'the partsbeing so mounted as to permit of their reversal, in

order that the children may sit face to face, back to back, or facing inthe same direction looking either forwardly or rearwardly.

Among. its specific objects, the invention aims to provide novelreversible seats for the'cart body or frame: novel meanswhereby the backof eachseat maybe reversed and held at different positions with respectto the seat; and novel reversible' foot rests for the seats to cooperateproperly therewith at the various positions of the seats:

' It is also" within the scope of the invention, to provide a structureof thenature specified, which will be comparatively simple andinexpensive in construction, as Well as being convenient, practical andefficient v in use."

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of. construction hereinafterdescribed andclaimed, it "being understood that changes in the precise"embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what-is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention; 7 V

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theyaccompanying drawings, wherein: I i

Figure l is a side elevationwof the proved childs cart, portions beingbroken away. Fig. 2is a plan View of the car-t,

cross section of the cart, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1'. Fig. 4: isa'sectional detail Specification of L tters-Patent.

have their adjacent by the V Patented Oct. 5, 1191 5. Application'filedJanuary 2,4315; Serial No. 260. j

anlenliai 'ged fraginental perspective view illustrating one of thelatches cooper'able V with the back supporting means. V V

In carrying out the, invention there is provided a sulky cart,

part ax e 1 having suitable ground or supporting wheels 2 "journaledupon the end portions or spindles thereof, and a rectan-' gular frame 3is mounted or secured upon theaxle l betweenthewheels 2. i

. A pair of angular or ends secured .to the tongue" or handle 5 and havetheir remote ends disposed above the axle l, and secured uponib'rackets6 which in turn are secured upon the side portions'of'the frame3. Thebrackets 6 are'arra-nged in posit'e sides, and are Ushaped, with theirbends secured together, and with their arms pairs at the op-i embodyingtwo- L -shaped hounds 4t spaced verticall-yand secured to the hounds 4tand frame providedwith a.

the lowerrorfree end of which is pivoted a he tongue or handle 5'is Qdepending portion 7,.to

U-sha'ped leg 8 which may be swung down- I wa rdly to support the bodyorframe of the cart against tilting. The leg 8 may nor? mally be swungupward against the portion 7 of the tongue or handle 5,'to bev out ofthe. way. Fenders 9 are preferably mounted above the wheels 2' bybrackets 10 carried by the axle 1.

The body of the cart embodiesrectangle" lar orfelongated sideframes 11having the fillers, l2, and transverse rods 13 secured to the lowerlongitudinal bars of theside frames 11 between the axle l and ends ofmeans of the body' or side frames 11 thereof. 'The I end portions of therods 13 projectoutwardly beyond the side frames 11 of the body, and formpintles which are embraced e 3, wh'ereby the cart upon the axle ends ofsemi-elliptical leaf springs 14 frame 3, for the comfort of the occupantor occupants.

"A pair of seats15 is carried by the rods 1-3, each of the seats 15being mounted for rotation upon one ofthe cross bars 13,and,

that portion of each seat which is fulcrumedor pivotally mounted uponthe respective rods 13, is arranged adjacent one edge portion of theseats. Thus, theseats 15 may be swung'toward the ends of the body so asto project away from eachn other, as seen in full lines in Fig.1, toprovide an opening gested at the left hand between the two seats, or theseats may be swung inwardly toward and adjacent each other as suggestedin dotted lines in Fig. 1. The lower longitudinal bars of the sideframes 11 provided with suitable inwardly projecting stops 16 forsupporting the seats-15 at either position thereof.

Each seat is equipped with a suitable back 17 which is arranged to bereversed and held at different positions. Thus, a pair of links 18 ispivoted to the side edges of each back 17, intermediate the upper andlower edges of the back, and the links 18 are also pivoted to the freeends of a pair of arms 19 fulcrumed upon the corresponding rod 13,between the side edges of the respective seats 15 and the side frames11. The arms 19 are mounted for rocking or oscillatory motion upon therods 13, and the upper and lower edges of the backs 17 and those edgesof the seats 15 remotefrom the rods 13, are provided with suitableinterenga-geable portions to hold them together.

in order to hold the arms 19 upright or vertical, to hold the backs 17in a like position sleeves 29 are secured upon the lower longitudinalbars of the side frames 11 adj aoent the ends of the rods 13 and areprovided with upwardlyprojecting standards 21 carrying latches 22. Eachof the latches 22 embodies a U-shaped handle 23 straddling andterminally pivoted to the respective standard 21, and the terminals ofthe handle 23 are provided with angularly extending fingers 24 whichproject inwardly, and which are arranged to straddle or engage therespective arm 19 when the handle 23 is swung upwardly at the'outer sideof the standard 21. Thus, when the arms 19 are swung to uprightposition, thelatches 23 may be swung to engage and hold the arms 19upright, whereas if the latches 23 are releasedfrom the arms 19, thearms 19 may swing into alinement or straight line position with thelinks 18, so that the backs 1'? may swing to inclined positions, as sugend of Fig. 1.

Coming to the foot rests, the same are carried by rigid hangers 25depending, from the sleeves 20, the lower ends of the hangers at theopposite sides being connected by longitudinal stays or rods 26 whichare provided with downwardly curved portions 27 at those ends of therods 26 remote from the tongue or handle 5. The portions 27 are designedto strike the sidewalk or underlying surface for preventing theexcessive tilting of the cart in the corresponding direction.

A foot rest 28 is provided for each seat 15, the same being of angularonstruction, and having a pair of tread portions arranged at an obtuseangle relative to one another. Thus, each foot rest comprises a pair ofangular side members 29, the arms of which are arranged at an obtuseangle relative to one another, and cross members 39 connecting thisterminals of the side members there being a meshed wire or other filler31 between the members 29 and 30 of the foot rest frame, to providesuitable tread portions which are yieldable, and which permit the dirtto pass therethrough readily. his will be evident, the two treadportions of the fabric or wire mesh filler are arranged at an obtuseangle relative to one another. Webs 32 are secured between the arms ofthe side member 29 of the foot rest adjacent the elbow thereof, andpivotally engaged the corresponding pair of hangers 25, as at 33,whereby the foot rest may be oscillated or swung to reversed positions.Consequently, when onehalf or portion of the foot rest is swung upwardlyagainst the respective seat and the side frames 11 of the body, th otherhalf or tread portion of the foot rest will be disposed horizontally andin a loweredposition, as clearly obvious by reference to Fig. 1, toreceive thereon, the

feet of the person occupying the corresponding seat. The foot rests arereversi- ,ble, so that they may be reversed when the seats are reversed.

The present cart is adapted particularly for carrying children, and isadjustable to accommodate the children seated face to face, or back toback, or facing the same direction looking toward the person with thehandle of the cart, or facing in the same direction looking away fromthe person who is at the handle.

When it is desired that the children sit facing each other, the seats 15are swung away from each other toward the ends of the j cart body, asillustrated in full lines in Fig. 1, and the backs 17 are moved properlyto the ends of the cart to engage and rest upon the remote edges of theseats 15.

The foot rests are also swung to the full line 3 1 position illustratedin Fig. 1, whereby the lower horizontal tread portions of the foot restswill meet to provide a continuous foot rest for receiving the feet ofthe occupants thereon, it being noted spaced apart to provide an openingtherebetween for accommodating the childrens legs. The upwardlyprojecting portions of the foot rests in bearing against the seats 15and frames 11 will prevent the lower por-- y;

tions of the foot rest-s from being depressed by the weight imposedthereon. When the seats, back and foot rests are thus positioned, asseen in full lines in Fig. 1, the children may sit facing each other.

To enable the children to sit back to back, the seats 15 are swunginwardly, the backs 17 are inverted and moved inwardly adjacent eachother, and the foot rests are reversed,'so that the parts assume thedotted with the lower ends of n that the seats 15 are line 'positionsseen in Fig. 1', and'in which event the children may-sit upon the seatsback to'back. The backs and foot rests of the seats will accommodate thechildrenat each position of the parts, theback and foot rest of eachseat serving their ofiices in the same manner at either position of theparts.

Since each seat, back and foot rest may be adjusted independently of itsmate, it will of Fig. 1, whereas if thearms 19are re-v leased, the backswill be held in aninclined position as seen at the left hand end of Fig;

.1. When the backs are supported in an upright position, it will permitthe children to sit upright in a convenient manner, whereas if the backsare tilted or inclined, this will permit the reclining posture of thechildren.

The parts may be readily adjusted in a moments time, and theconstruction ofthe device is such, as to render it comparatively simple,practical and efiicient.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Inadevice of the character described,

a frame, a pair of seats movably carried by the frame and arranged to bedisposed adjacentor spaced from each other, a back for each seat, andmeans for supporting the backsat the adjacent edges of the seats whenthe seats are arranged adjacent each other, and for supporting the backsat the remote edges of the seats when the seats are spaced apart. r

2. In a device of the character described, a frame, a pair of seatsmovably carried thereby and adapted tobe moved adjacent one another orspaced apart, a back for each seat, and links connecting the backs andframe whereby the backs may be reversed to cooperate properly with theseats at either 7 position thereof.

'3. In a device of the character described, a frame, a pair of seatseach pivotally connected to the frame adjacent one edge por tion wherebythe seats may be swung to project toward or away from each other, a backfor each seat, and means for supporting each back at that edge portionof the respective seat remote from the pivotal point of the seat, ateither position of the seat.

4. In a device of the character described, a frame, a pair of seats eachpivotally-engaged with the frame adjacent one edge portion 'whereby theseats may be swung as project'toward oraway fromeach other, a back foreach seat and cooperable with that edge portion of the seat remote fromthe pivotal point thereof, and links connecting the backs and framewhereby the backs may be reversed-when the seats are reversed.

5. In a device ofth-e character described, a frame comprisingsidemembers'a'nd a pair of cross members connecting them, a seatpivotally engaged adjacent one'edge with each cross member and adaptedto be (supported by theside members, the seats being arranged to beswung soas to project in either direction, 'a reversibleback for eachseat coii'perable with that edge thereof re mote from the re pectivecross members, and

links connecting the backs and cross meme hers to support the backs ateither position thereof.- I

6. In a device of the character described,

a frame, a pair of seats movably supported 7 by the frame andarranged tobe. moved adj acent each other or spaced from each other, and a pairof-foot rests carried by the frame and arranged tobe reversed for propercooperation with the seats at the different p0- sitions thereof, thefoot rests being arranged to meet each other when the foot rests areadjusted to accommodate spaced apart. V 7. In a device of the characterdescribed, a frame, a pair of seats pivotally engaged to the frameandarranged to be swung so as to project toward or away from one another,and a pair of foot rests pivotally carried by the frame below therespective seats andarranged to be swung to reversed positions forcooperation with. the seats at the different positions thereof, the footrests being arranged to meet each other when they are swung to cooperatewith the seats when the seats project away from one another. a

8. In a device of the character described,

the seats when a frame comprising side members and a back cooperablewith the seat at its reversed i positions, and links connectingthebackand said cross member to support the back in its 7 reversedpositions.

9. In a device of the character described, a seat, a back cooperabletherewith and adapted to be swung to diflerent positions, an oscillatoryarm, a link connecting the free end of the said arm and the back, and

means for holding the said arm in an upright position. r

10. In a device of the character described, a frame having a crossmember, a seat pivotally mounted upon the cross member to be swung toreversed positions, a back cooperable with the seat at its reversed.positions, oscillatory arms carried by the cross mem-i frame, and a toreversed positions for her, links connecting the arms and back, and

means for holdingthe said arms at a fixed position. 11. "in a device ofthe character described, a frame, a reversible seat carried by thereversible foot rest carried by the frame below the seat and adapted tohe moved into cooperative relation With the at either position thereof.

12., In a device of the character described, a frame, a reversible seatcarried thereby, and an angular foot rest pivoted adjacent its elbow tothe frame, and adapted to he swung cooperation with the seat at eitherposition thereof.

13. in a device of the character described, a frame, a pair of seatseach pivotally engaged With the frame adjacent one edge, whereby theseats may be swung to reversed positions, a back for each seat, meansfor Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the lar foot rest pivotally supporting the backs at reversedpositions for cooperation with those edges of the seats remote from thepivotal points thereof When the seats are in either position, and anangucarried by the frame below each seat and arranged to he swung toreversed positions for cooperation With the corresponding seat at eitherposition thereof, the seats, hacks and foot rests being adjustable toaccommodate the occupants when seated face to face, hack to back orfacing in the same direction.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, i have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CARL J. JACOBSEN.

Witnesses:

JAMns MANNING, 01in R. Pn'rnnson.

Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

